scott100 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 When viewing a page with IE i can view->source make some changes then save.When viewing the same page with Firefox i view->source and can't make any changes It doesn't seem to open it in notepad but something else with coloured syntax.So the question is, how can i make it so that when i view->source i can make changes and save them in FF?Sorry if this is a basic question but im sick of having to minimise the browser, right click on the file and go to open with->notepad. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakor Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 To the best of my knowledge, you can't. In my experience you cannot ever make changes to the source code of a file with the source viewer of firefox, as opposed to with Mozilla, where it comes with a built in, very functional editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Goat Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 another advantage of IE.LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakor Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Bleh...IE...it has some benefits, but I think that it's downfalls outweigh. My personal browser recommendation is Mozilla Suite. It comes with "Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple -- all your Internet needs in one application." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Yeah, that's one of my reasons for choosing Opera over Firefox (as IE isn't an option). Kind of annoying really about IE to, because you can open source code in notepad, but not any editor you've downloaded, like Crimson in my case. In Opera, I can open the source code in just any program I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott100 Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 You can use a downloaded editor for IE aswellon the toolbar click the edit with dropdown and choose your programortools -> internet options... -> Programs Tab -> HTML Editor: HTML-Kitthis defauls the edit with button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Goat Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 but that is not an option!LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 another advantage of IE.LGIt's not an advantage of IE, it's a disadvantage of Firefox. Every browser should be able to do this.im sick of having to minimise the browser, right click on the file and go to open with->notepadYou don't have to my brother, let me show you The Light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raimo Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 You can view and edit the source with Firefox. install Web Developer extension.Push Options button of WD toolbar and select View source -> programs (notepad )can be added there.http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott100 Posted May 8, 2006 Author Share Posted May 8, 2006 Thanks raimo, i have installed that extension and can edit with notepad etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpoer Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 There is also a potentially easier-to-use extension called ViewSourceWith, but yeah WebDeveloper exention works. In you face IE and Opera, FF+extensions has every function you have and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 That may be true, but everything is built-in to Opera, you don't need to run around the web downloading and installing a legion of extensions to do what you need to be able to do. Not only is everything built-in, but they managed to also make the Opera installer 1.2MB smaller than the Firefox installer. And it's also faster. So there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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